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Glenn and FA chairman Greg Clarke had a meeting with the FA's preposterous protocol committee, whose chief concern has been whether dessert should be served before a match or at half-time.

Remarkably, Clarke, fresh from his success introducing governance reforms, was able to persuade the blazers to accept queueing for their food in future, rather than silver service, and that wearing a tie will not always be necessary.

Ironically, all the protocol councillors turned up at the Wembley summit wearing jacket and tie, while Clarke and Glenn appeared open-necked. The buffet in the Wembley Suite was tested at the FA Women's Cup final and deemed a success.

And for the Community Shield, the blazers are being booted out to accommodate survivors and victims' families of the Grenfell Tower disaster, plus community workers and the emergency services. The FA have pledged to donate £1.25m from the game to the disaster fund.

One of the changes is the strict jacket-and-tie rule being altered to a more relaxed dress code

Kevin Pietersen has played in only two of Surrey's seven NatWest T20 Blast fixtures this season. So it didn't impress when he arrived for his first game against Essex with a camera crew in tow. They are making a year in the life documentary of KP, who is now a globe-trotting T20 gun for hire with his England banishment no longer an issue.

Surrey batsman Kevin Pietersen is having a year in the life documentary made about him

It was good to see the media pundits who like to pose on the Test pitch before play - because their accreditation allows them - to at least stand outside the roped-off wicket surrounds on Friday. That is apart from serial offender Simon Hughes and the bouffant hair-styled Mark Nicholas, neither of whom played for England.

After the heavy defeat in the second Test against South Africa, it wasn't unexpected that England captain Joe Root was asked about his confidant, the Test Match Special pundit Michael Vaughan, saying England had a 'lack of respect' for Test cricket. What was surprising was the question was posed by Stephan Shemilt, Vaughan's BBC colleague.

Fairbrother's in control

The devastating split between manager Chubby Chandler and golfer Lee Westwood, who is joining IMG, does not seem to have affected ISM's stellar cricket division. ISM look after England captain Joe Root, vice-captain Ben Stokes, Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler, all of whom have a rock-solid relationship with former England batsman Neil Fairbrother, whom Chubby entrusts with full control of the cricket business.

Meanwhile, Stokes is moving house in Durham for the second time in less than two years. This has a lot to do with his £1.7m earnings from the Indian Premier League, which have paid for a considerable upgrade to his housing.

England's Ben Stokes is moving house in Durham for the second time in less than two years

Thus far The Oval have only released an artist's impression of what their 40,000-seat venue will look like, with the detailed architect's design still being worked on. But with the concourses along both sides of the ground already very crowded during intervals in play when the ground is full, it is difficult to see how that will be resolved when the attendance is almost doubled.

There are plans to expand The Kia Oval to a 40,000-seat venue in time for the Ashes in 2023

Amazon, the world's biggest retailer, are not only showing interest in upcoming tennis rights to stream on their Prime platform. They also have their eye on the current tender for the Indian Premier League, whose global reach fits in with their sport content blueprint.